Minorities miss out on AIDS survival increase. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

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Minorities miss out on AIDS survival increase. Clearinghouse, AIDS Newsletter Database, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5714. A fee will apply.

AIDS Alert. 1997 May;12(5):55-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/97702510

Abstract: AIDS and HIV infection rates are dropping dramatically among white Americans, but African Americans and Hispanics are not benefiting proportionately from treatment advances. Jocelyn Elders, the former U.S. Surgeon General, said that until these communities become more educated about the disease and its prevention, their death rates will remain higher. A new campaign called Be Smart about HIV, sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council and the National Lesbian and Gay Health Association, will educate high-risk minority members.

Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY Adult Child Female HIV Infections/*DRUG THERAPY Health Promotion/*METHODS *Health Services Accessibility Human Incidence Male *Minority Groups Needle-Exchange Programs United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
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